NASA’s DART spacecraft changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun
A 2022 NASA mission changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its companion. New data shows their joint orbit around the sun also changed.
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The remarkable brains of ‘SuperAgers’ hold clues about how we age
A new study reports signs that nerve cells in the brain keep dividing over the decades. It’s not so simple.
‘Cikai Korran came here and saw’: Visitors from India graffitied dozens of Egyptian tombs 2,000 years ago
Ancient inscriptions written in Indian languages have been discovered on Egyptian tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
Ancient ‘alien-like’ skulls have been found on every continent but Antarctica. Anthropologists are starting to figure out why.
Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.
Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it?
A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and remove almost triple the amount of
Weekends on the Space Station
Weekends on the International Space Station are for housecleaning and haircuts. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir trims the hair of fellow NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, both
New Strides Made on Deceptively Simple ‘Lonely Runner’ Problem
Picture a bizarre training exercise: A group of runners starts jogging around a circular track, with each runner maintaining a unique, constant pace. Will every
Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges
A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity.
Could gut microbes hold the secret to aging well? A researcher unpacks the emerging science
A researcher dives into the latest research on how the health of the gut microbiome can influence the aging process.
What to buy as a yoga beginner: Must-haves vs non-essentials
Here are our recommendations for the must-haves you need when you start yoga.
China puts a sodium-ion battery into an EV for the first time — it can drive 248 miles on a single charge
A new vehicle is the first mass-produced passenger EV with a viable sodium-based alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries.
This week in science: Prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the PNW, and teens’ sleep
Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR’s Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less
Chickpeas can grow in moon dirt and make seeds
Chickpeas produced seeds in simulated lunar soil, offering clues for future space farming.
James Webb telescope pushed to its limits by new observations of ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4
The “city killer” asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations